chem E thermo vs. mech e thermo

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<p>I want to transfer to another school and i'm wondering if they'll accept it if i take mech e thermo in lieu of chem E thermo. Tomorrow, I'll be sending emails to the possible schools i'll be transferring but i want your comments on how similar both courses are and whether or not YOU think the schools would accept mech E. I'm looking into columbia, upenn and carnegie.</p>

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<p>i have no idea, but congrats on the great schools</p>

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<p>My guess is that while both class teaches the fundamental concepts of thermodynamics, ChE thermo emphasizes reaction thermodynamics such vapor-liquid equilibrium, whereas ME thermo goes more in-depth into mechanical processes such as refrigeration. This is just speculation on my part, though.</p>

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<p>At my school, the fundamentals are pretty much the same. However, ChE thermo is a bit more ChE-ish. Here's the description:

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Review of fundamentals, including 2nd law and concepts of equilibrium, phase and reaction equilibria, fugacity, exergy. Thermodynamics applied to practical situations. Examples chosen from: fluid flow; power generation; refrigeration; air conditioning and water cooling; liquefaction of gases; equilibria in complex chemical reactions and separation processes; surface phenomena; electrochemical reactions; biological processes.

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<p>Do note that the ChE thermo course is a 3rd year course while the 2 ME thermo courses are take in 2nd year. However, ChE students take 2 physical chemistry courses in 2nd year which includes some basic stuff similar to the fundamentals of the ME thermo courses.</p>

<p>Hope this helps.</p>

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<p>I think that's the description for the second thermo class that chem E's take. The first has to do with Chemical process applications of energy balances, equations of state, thermodynamic properties of real fluids, second law of thermodynamics, cycles..that kind of stuff. At my school It is normally scheduled in the sophomore year and is continued by a second course which covers the thermodynamics of phase transformations and chemical reactions.</p>

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<p>Strangely enough, at my school I had to take both ChE thermo and ME thermo (SUNY Buffalo). </p>

<p>They're fairly different courses. I would say no.</p>

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<p><a href="http://www.cbe.buffalo.edu/undergrad_bsreqs.htm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.cbe.buffalo.edu/undergrad_bsreqs.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>maybe you entered before 2006. Plus i'm not sure if that was 'mech e' thermo.</p>

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<p>Yes. c/o 2009.</p>